Mussel Soup (Zuppa di Cozze alla Marinara)
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The mediterranean is rich in mussels, and you’ll find mussel recipes throughout the coastal regions. This particular one is from Liguria, and like many Italian recipes its beauty lies in its simplicity and the use of fresh, high quality produce.
Ingredients for an Italian mussel soup
2kg of Mussels
1/2 glass of dry white wine
1 clove of garlic
1 sprig of parsley
4 slices of rough bread
8 spoons of olive oil
salt
How to prepare Italian Mussel Soup
Clean and rinse out the mussels well. Peel and chop your garlic, and fry in a pan with some chopped parsley. When the oil has taken on the flavour of both the garlic and parsley, add your mussels cooking them slowly until all of them are opened (throw out any that stubbornly refuse to open). At this stage add the wine, and some water, and allow to simmer for a couple of minutes. Toast your bread, and serve the mussels with the broth that has been created (it’s more mussels than soup, in case you’re wondering).
To Drink
A ligurian pigato
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Tags: garlic, italian fish recipes, ligurian recipes, mussels, parsley, pigato
